Manitoba News

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Hydro is asking the provincial regulator, the Public Utilities Board, to approve electricity rate increases of 3.5 per cent in each of the next two years.

WINNIPEG — NFI Group Inc. reported a loss of US$42.6 million in its latest quarter compared with a loss of US$15.4 million in the same quarter last year as its revenue edged higher.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Progressive Conservative government promised to improve health care, tackle crime and set up new oversight for teachers in a pre-election throne speech Tuesday.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson has called a byelection for Dec. 13.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Progressive Conservative government on Tuesday laid out its plans for the coming year in the annual throne speech. Here are some highlights: — New funding for hospital infrastructure and addiction treatment spaces.

WINNIPEG — Brady Oliveira was determined to help his team get back to the Grey Cup championship game for the third straight time.

WINNIPEG — Brady Oliveira is ready to be in the playoff spotlight. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers third-year running back will make his first post-season start at that position when the team hosts the B.C.

WINNIPEG — It has been three years since Ralph Wild last attended a Remembrance Day ceremony in person, but in some ways it's like he never left.

WINNIPEG — Snow and blowing snow have forced the closure of some highways in southeastern Manitoba. The province says the Trans-Canada Highway from Falcon Lake to the Ontario boundary is closed along with Highway 12 from Steinbach to the U.S. border.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government promised $200 million Thursday to ease the strain on the health-care system and add some 2,000 professionals to the front lines.